Letter from the Editors: Issue 8

Letter from the Editors: Issue 8

Welcome to our penultimate issue of the semester. If you’re like us, you learned the word “penultimate” from A Series of Unfortunate Events and you are also pretty sad that our semester is coming to a close. (Parth wants to add that he is a nerd and learned it from the “penultimate” shell of an electron.)

In this week’s View From Here, Riva Weinstein details three different sermons—one in a synagogue, another a Muslim call to prayer on Low Steps, and a third in class—exploring how each shaped the way in which she sees her own Jewish identity.

Finally, Justin Cheng takes his camera to the protest outside Mike Cernovich’s talk. He talks to both protestors and members of Columbia University College Republicans to try and capture this moment in the free speech debate.

We hope you had a happy Thanksgiving—rest, eat, and nap (no, that’s not the same as rest).